Tu BiShvat 2628 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 6388

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 6388 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .

Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat or Tu B’Shevat or Tu B’Shvat (Hebrew: ט״ו בשבט‎) is a minor Jewish holiday, occurring on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat. It is also called “The New Year of the Trees” or (Hebrew: ראש השנה לאילנות, Rosh HaShanah La’Ilanot‎). Tu BiShvat is one of four “New Years” mentioned in the Mishnah.

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Dates for Tu BiShvat

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Tu BiShvat 2625 15 Sh’vat 6385
Tu BiShvat 2626 15 Sh’vat 6386
Tu BiShvat 2627 15 Sh’vat 6387
Tu BiShvat 2628 15 Sh’vat 6388
Tu BiShvat 2629 15 Sh’vat 6389
Tu BiShvat 2630 15 Sh’vat 6390
Tu BiShvat 2631 15 Sh’vat 6391
Tu BiShvat 2632 15 Sh’vat 6392

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Tu BiShvat” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
Trees, Earth, and Torah: A Tu B’Shvat Anthology

Trees, Earth, and Torah
by Adam Fisher

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